455 minutes / Color
Release: 2014
Copyright: 2013
This five-disc set comprises 16 works by filmmaker and multimedia artist Bill Morrison, called "one of the most adventurous American filmmakers" by Variety. Morrison's work is characterized by his sensitive approach to found, often decaying film footage, and his close collaboration with contemporary conmposers, including Vijay Iyer, Johann Johannsson and Bill Frisell. Among other shorts and features, this set includes his acclaimed DECASIA (2002), "the most widely acclaimed American avant-garde film of the fin-de-siecle." (J. Hoberman, The Village Voice).
Decasia 67 minutes, 2002
Light is Calling 8 minutes, 2004
City Walk 6 minutes, 1999
Porch 8 minutes, 2005
Highwater Trilogy 31 minutes, 2006
Who by Water 18 minutes, 2007
Just Ancient Loops 26 minutes, 2012
Re:Awakenings 18 minutes, 2013
The Mesmerist 16 minutes, 2003
Ghost Trip 23 minutes, 2000
Spark of Being 68 minutes, 2010
The Miner's Hymns 52 minutes, 2011
Release 13 minutes, 2010
Outerborough 9 minutes, 2005
The Film of Her 12 minutes, 1996
The Great Flood 80 minutes, 2013
"The only major directors with a comparably original ear are probably Jean-Luc Godard and Peter Greenaway." —Los Angeles Times
"A terrific achievement!" —Los Angeles Times on THE GREAT FLOOD
"Astonishing!" —Sight & Sound on THE MINERS' HYMNS
"The most widely acclaimed American avant-garde film ofthe Fin de siecle." —J. Hoberman, The Village Voice on DECASIA
"Magisterial!" —LA Weekly on SPARK OF BEING
Special edition Blu-ray including both DECASIA, a legendary cinematic exploration of the beauty of decaying archival footage by experimental film artist Bill Morrison, and LIGHT IS CALLING.
Bill Morrison | 2012 | 67 minutes | Color | English
A Library of Congress clerk tries to save early cinematic treasures in Bill Morrison's doc-fiction hybrid. Music by Henryk Gorecki & Bill Frisell.
Bill Morrison | 2012 | 12 minutes | Color
Artist Bill Morrison and musician Bill Frisell evoke the Mississippi River Flood of 1927 and ensuing transformation of American society.
Bill Morrison | 2013 | 80 minutes | Color | English
The ill-fated coal mining communities in North East England are the subject of this inspired documentary by multi-media artist Bill Morrison. Music by Johann Johannsson.
Bill Morrison | 2012 | 52 minutes | Color
A trolley traveling over the Brooklyn Bridge in 1899 helped create the footage underlying Bill Morrison's neo-travelogue. Music by Todd Reynolds.
Bill Morrison | 2012 | 9 minutes | Color
Al Capone's release from prison is eagerly awaited by a crowd in Bill Morrison's split-screen panorama. Music by Vijay Iyer.
Bill Morrison | 2012 | 13 minutes | Color
